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According to Jin10, gold futures fell 1.1% to $4,375.50 per ounce on September 21 after three consecutive trading days of gains. Silver futures declined 0.8% to $66.605 per ounce. Pepperstone Research Head Chris Weston noted that gold faces a "challenging near-term environment" as investors monitor U.S. Treasury yields and Federal Reserve policy expectations. A stronger U.S. dollar has placed mild pressure on gold prices, while rising oil prices could further strengthen rate expectations.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), American strategic petroleum reserve crude oil inventory fell to 284.6 million barrels last week, marking the lowest level since 1982.

According to The Data Nerd monitoring data, trader Garrett Jin closed two positions. He lost $35.44 million on a short position of 38,000 ZEC valued at $58.5 million, while gaining $8.38 million on a long position of 1,333 BTC worth $113 million. The combined trades resulted in a net loss of $27.06 million.

According to Bitcoin News, security researchers discovered that FomoPeek versions 1.1 and 1.2 distributed via Apple App Store contain iOS exploit frameworks capable of escaping app sandbox protections. The malicious app can extract keychain data, wallet files, and seed phrases. SlowMist linked the application to multiple theft incidents and traced approximately USD 580,000 in stolen USDT to a single address. Users who installed either version should consider all keys accessible from their iPhone

According to The Data Nerd, Garrett Jin closed two positions overnight on September 21, realizing a net loss of $27.06 million. The trader's short position in 38,000 ZEC (worth $58.5 million) resulted in a $35.44 million loss, while his long position in 1,333 BTC (worth $113 million) generated a $8.38 million gain, leaving a combined realized loss of $27.06 million.

According to MSX.COM data, U.S. optical communications stocks rose today. Astera Labs climbed 7%, Credo rose 6%, Lumentum gained 5%, Corning increased nearly 4%, Coherent advanced nearly 3%, and Marvell Technology gained over 2%.

Robinhood's blockchain network has accumulated $146 million in tradeable tokenized stocks as of September 21, just days before its free-transaction promotion expires on September 29. The network has offered subsidized gas fees since its July 1 launch; the key question is whether on-chain activity persists once users must pay transaction costs directly. Robinhood and BNB Chain combined accounted for 88.2% of tokenized-stock trading on decentralized exchanges in early September, up from 2.3% in Ju

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Newark Airport's ground stop order has been extended until 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

According to Bank of America, the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise benchmark rates to above 5%, matching levels last seen in 2023. The bank's strategists Mark Cabana and Megan Swiver warned on September 19 that market expectations underestimate the Fed's final rate target. The Fed raised rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%-4.00% on September 16, marking the first tightening move in over three years. Financial swap markets currently expect three additional rate hikes, with the federal funds ra

According to Bloomberg vessel-tracking data, two LNG carriers loaded at U.S. facilities in early September have diverted from their European routes. BW Cassia, loaded at Freeport LNG in early September, changed course toward Porto do Acu, Brazil, after transiting the Bahamas since late last week. BW Clear Sky, which completed loading at Corpus Christi last week, abruptly turned southeast in mid-Atlantic and is now approaching West African waters, with its final destination not yet disclosed. The

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a liquefied petroleum gas carrier was struck by debris from an unidentified flying object in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to BIT, AMD's market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion on September 21, with the stock rising over 9% on the day.

According to Nikkei, Japan's Prime Minister Takagi Sanae is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, where she plans to emphasize Japan's large-scale investment commitments to the United States and their contribution to the American economy.

Intel (INTC) stock gained 10.10% during intraday trading on September 21, reaching $119.67 per share.

According to PANews, on September 21, Vitalik Buterin suggested that high school mathematics education should significantly reduce trigonometry content and replace it with foundational calculus and multivariable calculus to help students understand linear and nonlinear systems, high-dimensional spaces, and how small changes in inputs affect entire systems. Buterin noted that such knowledge builds foundations for AI, economics, cryptography, and biomedics, while emphasizing that the key goal is c

According to the Wall Street Journal, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY) shares rose on September 21 as negotiations progressed to resolve a legal dispute blocking their $81 billion merger. WBD gained 7% to $29.75 per share, while PSKY rose 7.25% to $10.95, with reports indicating Paramount and California's Attorney General were discussing a settlement that may include a $1.5 billion content investment commitment within the state.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) stood at 3.85% on September 18, unchanged from the previous trading day. The effective federal funds rate remained at 3.88% for the same period.

According to CoinsBee, on September 21, 2026, USDT (TRC-20) on the TRON network became the most-used onchain token and payment option on the cryptocurrency gift card platform. Over the 90-day period ending September 1, 2026, USDT on TRON recorded approximately 1.8 times as many payments as Bitcoin and 1.9 times as many as Ethereum. Its share of total payments increased to 16.23% in 2026 to date from 9.92% in 2025, representing a 64% increase. TRC-20 accounted for 44.6% of USDT payments but 64.5%

According to Odaily, Ondo Stocks now supports physical asset conversion between stocks and tokenized versions. The platform launched a primary issuance channel through Alpaca's Instant Tokenization Network (ITN), allowing approved institutions to mint Ondo Stocks tokens using existing stock assets or redeem tokens for corresponding stocks via internal ledger transfers without manual approval per transaction. The feature is currently available on Ethereum and BNB Chain.

According to The Information, on September 21, OpenAI and Anthropic are in discussions to conduct stress tests on each other's artificial intelligence models.